August 25, 2546 B.E.
It Cannot Be Bought
Today is the 43rd day of this Rains-Retreat, and in less than two months the Rains-Exit Day will be upon us. The Rains-Retreat lasts but three months. And this particular Rains-Retreat has been designated as the season for attaining the Dhammakaya or the Inner Triple Gem. The Dhammakaya can be found inside every human being on earth regardless of his race or creed.If something exists and one cannot see it, that is very strange indeed.
The time we have left of this Rains-Retreat must be devoted to meditation practice so that the Dhammakaya can be attained. As long as the Dhammakaya cannot be attained, one’s life is still unsafe and one has still not met with life’s fulfillment even if one is blessed with great material wealth, title and position, and recognition. The reason is that one is here on earth to search for the Inner Triple Gem that can lead one out of the Three Spheres of Existence and into Nibbana.
As a human being, life’s fulfillment happens only when one has attained the Dhammakaya. Life’s fulfillment is not measured by one’s material wealth because money cannot buy knowledge about the reality of life. To learn the reality of life or the Truth, one needs a learning tool in the form of the Dhammakaya. To attain the Dhammakaya, one must endeavor to practice meditation earnestly. No amount of money can help one to attain the Dhammakaya. The only way that one can attain the Dhammakaya is by keeping one’s mind still and quiet because stillness is the key to success. No stillness, no success. Many of you have already been able to keep their mind still and quiet. So keep on practicing!
